Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Chinoiserie

I'm back in England after my little trip to Scotland. It was cold and snowy, just the way I like it. The main reason for my visit was to try on my bridesmaid dress, as my brother and his fiancée live up in Scotland. Visiting a bridal shop was way too fun.

This is a bit of a lame outfit post, but I just wanted to share the vintage jacket I found a couple of weeks ago. This sort of faux Chinese styling complete with frogging can look kind of tacky (Louis Vuitton's last collection springs to mind) but I love the colours and as long as I show a bit of restraint when styling it, I'm sure its not too bad taste. The jacket is warmer than it looks, being fully quilted.

Hi Richard, its nice to hear I was missed on Wednesday... At least your embarrassment was experienced collectively and not on your own as mine was!No, I've not heard anything about a Christmas get together, but I'm sure you'll fill me in. Is everyone involved or is it just a select few of us? I think I got lucky with the bride picking purple for the bridesmaids, its been one of my favourite colours since I was a little girl. And of course I will restrain my accessorising. Although, the bride is so beautiful I could never upstage her!

Trust you, Ms HoH, to find a way to go about in the snow without looking like a lumberjack! the Chinese silk jacket looks divinely antique, ditto the Russian-style fur hat and fur-trimmed gloves. As for the bridesmaid's gown, it is indeed very beautiful and flattering; and the folded styling seems to work in well with the properties of the fabric. I'd love to see your "final outfit" shots for this gown later on.

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